xiān

Usages of xiān

 xiān kāi dēng, zài kàn shūwǒ xiān kāi dēng, zài kàn shū.
I will turn on the light first, then read.
 xiān  一点儿yìdiǎnr shuǐ, zài  公司gōngsīwǒ xiān hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ, zài qù gōngsī.
I’ll drink a little water first, then go to the company.
 xiǎng ràng  xiān huí jiāwǒ xiǎng ràng tā xiān huí jiā.
I want to let her go home first.
 现在xiànzài yào chī 早饭zǎofàn, 还是háishi xiān  公司gōngsīnǐ xiànzài yào chī zǎofàn, háishi xiān qù gōngsī?
Do you want to eat breakfast now, or go to the company first?
 yòu lái  jiā le,  ràng  xiān 进来jìnláitā yòu lái wǒ jiā le, wǒ ràng tā xiān jìnlái.
He came to my place again; I asked him to come in first.
 xiān mǎi piào,  明天míngtiān 提前tíqián shí 分钟fēnzhōng dàonǐ xiān mǎi piào, wǒ míngtiān tíqián shí fēnzhōng dào.
Buy the tickets first; I will arrive ten minutes early tomorrow.
今天Jīntiān  děi xiān  银行yínhángJīntiān wǒ děi xiān qù yínháng.
Today I must go to the bank first.
 děi xiān chī wán 早饭zǎofàn, zài  银行yínhángNǐ děi xiān chī wán zǎofàn, zài qù yínháng.
You must finish breakfast first, then go to the bank.
zhè  东西dōngxi  tài guì,  xiān 试试shìshizhè gè dōngxi bú tài guì, wǒ xiān shìshi.
This thing isn’t too expensive; I’ll try it first.
 xiān 休息xiūxi 一会儿yíhuìr, 我们wǒmen hái yǒu 一些yìxiē 时间shíjiān, 然后ránhòu 我们wǒmen 继续jìxù 学习xuéxínǐ xiān xiūxi yíhuìr, wǒmen hái yǒu yìxiē shíjiān, ránhòu wǒmen jìxù xuéxí.
Rest for a while first; we still have some time, then we’ll continue studying.
 现在xiànzài 有空yǒukòng ma? 我们wǒmen xiān 结束jiéshù zhè jiàn 事情shìqíng, zài 继续jìxùnǐ xiànzài yǒukòng ma? wǒmen xiān jiéshù zhè jiàn shìqíng, zài jìxù.
Are you free now? Let’s finish this matter first, then continue.
老师lǎoshī xiān shuō 语法yǔfǎ, 然后ránhòu ràng 我们wǒmen xiě 句子jùzilǎoshī xiān shuō yǔfǎ, ránhòu ràng wǒmen xiě jùzi.
The teacher first explains the grammar, then lets us write sentences.
 喜欢xǐhuan 自己zìjǐ xiān 复习fùxí 语法yǔfǎ, zài xiě 汉字Hànzì  生词shēngcíWǒ xǐhuan zìjǐ xiān fùxí yǔfǎ, zài xiě Hànzì hé shēngcí.
I like to first review the grammar by myself, then write characters and new words.
早上Zǎoshang  喜欢xǐhuan xiān chī 一点儿yìdiǎnr 水果shuǐguǒ, zài  牛奶niúnǎiZǎoshang tā xǐhuan xiān chī yìdiǎnr shuǐguǒ, zài hē niúnǎi.
In the morning she likes to eat a little fruit first and then drink milk.
平时Píngshí 我们wǒmen 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 总是zǒngshì xiān 回家huíjiā, 然后ránhòu zài  超市chāoshìPíngshí wǒmen xiàbān yǐhòu zǒngshì xiān huíjiā, ránhòu zài qù chāoshì.
Normally, after work we always go home first and then go to the supermarket.
 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu xiān 洗澡xǐzǎo, zài  衣服yīfu, 最后zuìhòu 打扫dǎsǎo 房间fángjiāntā xiàbān yǐhòu xiān xǐzǎo, zài xǐ yīfu, zuìhòu dǎsǎo fángjiān.
After work he first takes a shower, then washes his clothes, and finally cleans the room.
 zài 聚会jùhuì shàng xiān 简单jiǎndān 介绍jièshào le 自己zìjǐ, 然后ránhòu jiù gēn 大家dàjiā 聊天liáotiāntā zài jùhuì shàng xiān jiǎndān jièshào le zìjǐ, ránhòu jiù gēn dàjiā liáotiān.
At the get-together he first briefly introduced himself, and then started chatting with everyone.
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